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What is the probability that the students she selects are both girls? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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A science class has 4 girls and 1 boy in the seventh grade and 5 girls and 5 boys in the eighth grade. The teacher randomly selects a seventh grader and an eighth grader from the class for a competition. What is the probability that the students she selects are both girls?

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